Hat



G. H. SIMON April 13, 1948.

HAT

Filed Oct. 15., 1945 INVENVTOI-R GERALD I-l- SIMON BY Wm ATTORNEYSPatented Apr. 13, 1948 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HAT Gerald B. Simon,San Francisco, Calif. Application October 15, 1945, Serial No. 622,257

1 Claim. 1

An object of my invention is to provide a hat in which the crown isformed of a plurality of sectors whose edges abut each other and themeans for connecting the sectors together so that they will conform tothe inner curvature of the crown and therefore cause no discomfort tothe wearer because the interior surface of the crown will be smooth.

A further object of my invention is to provide a hat crown in whichgrosgrain ribbon is used on the inner surface of the crown for securingthe sections together. Such material will hold the section edges inabutting relation and still permit the crown to conform to the curvatureof the head. My invention is simple in construc tion and provides novelmeans for interconnecting crown sectors together.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification,and the novel features of the device will be particularly pointed out inthe appended claim.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming a partof this application, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a hat showing the crown made ofsections and secured together by my novel means;

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the crown on a larger scale, a portionof one section being broken away to illustrate the grosgrain ribbon; and

Figure 3 is a horizontal section through a portion of the crown, and istaken along the line III-III of Figure 2.

While I have shown only the preferred form of my invention, it should beunderstood that various changes or modifications may bemade within thescope of the appended claim without departing from the spirit and scopeof the invention.

In carrying out my invention, I provide a hat which has a crownindicated generally at A and a brim indicated generally as B. The brimmay be secured to the crown in any well known manner. The crown isillustrated in detail in Figures 2 and 3. The crown is formed from aplurality of flexible and triangular shaped fabric sections I. I haveshown the crown as formed of eight sections, although I do not wish tobe confined to any particular number. The abutting edges 2' of theadjacent sections are held in place by strips of grosgrain ribbon 3.Rows of stitching 4 paralleling the abutting edges 2 secure the adjacentsections to the same ribbon strip 3.

The ribbon will lie against the inner surface 5 of the sections. Theusual way of securing hat sections together is to fold the sectionsadjacent to the edges 2 and stitch the folded portions together. Thiswill form inwardly extending riblike portions which will bear againstthe head and cause discomfort. Moreover, additional material for thesections would be needed. By using grosgrain ribbon and parallel rows ofstitching 4 placed close to the edges 2, the rib-like portions do notappear.

The ribbon is strong enough to prevent the edges from pulling laterallyapart and yet the grosgrain efi'ect will permit the sections to curvelongitudinally from the top of the crown to the brim so as to conform tothe curvature of the head. The particular manner of securing thesections together by ribbon permits the crown of the hat to be partiallyfolded in order to be packed in a small space without causing anypermanent fold to remain in the crown when the hat is again worn. Theribbon strips will permit the sections toifold with respect to eachother along the lines of joining.

The outer appearance of the crown is enhanced because the lines 2 ofjoining between the crown sectors I will each be paralleled by two linesof stitching 4. The stitching will give a border efiect to each crownsection.

I claim:

A crown for a hat made up of a plurality of substantiallytriangular-shaped sections whose adjacent edges abut each other, theinner and outer surfaces of each section being arranged flush with theinner and outer surfaces, respectively, of the adjacent sections topreserve continuity of the inner and outer surfaces of the crown,flexible strips underlying the crown and covering each line of abutmentdefined by the sections, and rows of stitching paralleling the lines ofabutment and placed close to the lines for securing the sectionstogether in abutting relation, said flexible strips being grosgrainribbon, whereby the sections may be folded with respect to each otheralong the lines of abutment and the transverse ribs of the grosgrainribbon permits slight bending or folding of the sections along linesparalleling the transverse ribs to give the crown greater flexibility.

GERALD H. SIMON.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,114,400 Slotoroff Oct. 20, 19141,144,366 Levine June 29, 1915 2,302,226 Josephs et al Nov. 17, 1942FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 23,835 Great Britain Nov. 3, 1903

